Walking doll



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WALKING DOLL.- APPLICATION FILEDIMAR. 19, 1921.

Patented Feb. 7, 1922 u mre'o STAT PATENT amen.

mmxrcm i'ro, or mew Yonx, N. Y.

WALKING non.

Application flled'xarch 19, 1921. Serial No. 453,612.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

7 Be it known that I, UMEKIoHI I'ro, a citizen of Japan, residin atBronx, in the county of Bronx'and' tatel of New York, have invented newand useful Improvements in Walking Dolls, of which the following is aspecification;

This invention relates to' walking dolls and the principal object istoproduce an artitle of this nature which shall be simple of construction,cheap to manufacture, and highly efficient for the purpose for which itis designed. I

V Another'object is to; provide improved and simplified means foreffecting the relative movements of the legs.

Another object is to provide simplified meansfor limiting the extent ofmovement of the legs.

Another object is to provide a simplified joint for permitting the dollto sit down;

With these and other objects in View, the invention resides in certainnovel features of construction and combination and arrangement of parts,the essential features of which are hereinafter fully described, areparticularly pointed out in the appended claims, and are illustrated inthe accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a front view of a dollembodying the preferred form of my invention.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary rear view of the same showing the joint aspartly open to permit seating of the doll.

Figure 3 is a detail view of the oscillatory walk-inducing bar.

Figure 4 is a detail sectional view taken substantially in line 44 ofFigure 1,

Figure 5 is a front view of a doll provided with a second and cheaperform of my in- 1 vention.

15 are pivoted I by a rod 16. Depending from member 13 is a nail or pin17 on which is mounted a sleeve 18 of rubber orother soft material toeliminate noise when the doll is operated. The legs 15'are cut away. a t19 'so'as to form a substantial continuation of members 14, and eachcarries at its'upper end a'pin 20. Pivotally, mounted on'sleeve 18 -is abar 21 which is provided with two enlarged apertures 22 through each ofwhich. projects .a respective .one of the pins 20. This constructionwill obviously operate so that as the body of the doll is moved forwardwith one footjons the floor, theother foot will be advanced to take astep, vthe length of the step being determined by the'siZe of apertures2 2.

' The body portion of the doll isa block 23 which is hinged at 24 to themember 13, a a

normally maintained in alignment by two latches 25" secured respectivelyco-members 13 and 23 and each comprising a plate of metal having itsfree end rolled. The coaction of these rolls normally holds 13 and 23allgned but when considerable force is applied the spring of the catchis overcome permitting movement of member 23 on its hinge 24 to' causethe doll to assume a sitting posture. A bail 27 is secured to member 23in any desired manner and when the doll is in sitting sture, maintainsthe member 23 upright. trips 11 connect the upper porticns of arms 11with the'body 23 so as to limit movement of the arms upwardly to themost advantageous position for effecting walking.

The legs are hinged atthe knees and provided with catches 25 similar tothose at the hip joint, 'Pieces of leather 26 are tacked part way aroundthe upper member of the legs at the knees extending normally over a thisjoint, but when the doll is bent to a sitting posture this leatheroverlays the 'joint so as to hold the clothing in proper formation, thefree margin of the leather being cutcurved to the proper contour.

.In the modified form shown in Figures 4 and 5, the members 13 and 23are combined being formed of a single non-jointed block cut away at'thelower corners at 28 to provide for the reception of the modified form oflegs 15. The nail and sleeve 17 and 18 are as in the preceding form, butbar 21 is done away with and two screw eyes 29 are screwed into theinner sides of the legs and the eyes threaded over sleeve 18 to limitthe movements of the legs.

While I have described what I deem to be the most desirable embodimentsof my in'-' venticn, it is obvious that many of the details may bevaried without in any way de-' parting from the spirit of my invention,and

I, therefore do notlimit myself to the exact details of constructionherein set forth nor to anything less than the whole of my inven' tionlimited only by the appended claims.

What isclaimed as new 1s:

1. doll comprising a body portion, a ,U-shaped framemounted onsaidbodyportion, legs pivoted to the depending portions of said frame, a pindepending from' the bight of said frame, pins extending from the upperends of said legs, and a lever pivotally mounted on the first said pinand engaging the pins of said legs.

loosely 2. doll comprising a body portion, a

' U-shaped frame mountedvon said body portion, legs pivoted toi't hedepending portions of said frame, a pin depending from the big'ht' ofsaid frame, a sleeve of soft'mate} rial mounted on said pin, pinsextending from the upper ends of 'Sflld legs, and a lever Qn a pivotedon said sleeve and loosely the pins of said legs.

said (1011 in sitting posture.

'said body member, alatch comprising two metal plates each having itsfree edge rolled and each securedvto arespective one, of said members,and a U -shaped bail for holding said bodymember in erect position whensaid doll is in sitting posture.

4 53A, doll. comprising a body member, a leg supporting member hingedlysecuredto saidbody member, a latch comprising two metal plates eachhaving its free edge rolled I and each secured to a respective one ofsaid members, a U-shaped bail for holding said body member in' erectposition when said.

doll is in sitting posture, two piece legs se cured to the second saidmember, and aprons secured overthe joints of said legs as and forthe'purpose set forth,

In testimony whereof II have afiined uMnKioi-i firo, j

signature.

